The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1887-04-23
Our State Capital Correspondence.

APRIL 20, 1887.
May 19i How eagerly Pennsylvania
overworked Assemblymen look forward to
the arrival Of the above date. How happily
they anticipate a, long season of rest and
recreation after five months battle with
bills and measures, great and small, i'm
portant and insignificant All, verify, the
life of The average legislator is not of the
sweetest-plsced between the lines of party
discord it Is oftimes hard to move in the
path of right, but so long as party lines are
we'll flsnked by party promises legislation
is not so difficult. The legislature of se-
81 will die the same calm, peaceful and un-
mourned death as did Pattisoa's extra
session several years ago. So mote 1t be.
Senator Quay is in splendid. condition.
He arrived here about week Or ten days
ago after spending several months In the
land Of oranges and alligators, He made
a hurried round-ssw many OF his most
intimate friends, glanced into the treasury
vault to see that the States cash was safe
and then took the train bound for the
west. The Colonel seemed to be entirely
ignorant Of political matters, and when
told that the Traction Company had re.
duced their fares to FIVE cents he opened
wide his eyes with surprise only equalled
when told that high license was. mora
certainly.
On Wednesday OF last week the House
| dnova fhrouoh thu ,nnroD.;ot;o, ',.l.nS.,
at galiop and passed more than fifty billi
of Importance, aggregation $2,000,000. Il
looks now as If this body would finish VI
all the necessary bills and the genera
appropriation bill in few weeks. These
with the apportionment bills and tn,
Caucus-Cullom bill, are the only matters O
very great Importance now remaining o
course there are multitude of local anC
special bills, but the great majority o
these must fail If adjournment occurs b.
the goth Of next month.
One of the most important appropriation
bills likely to come up soon is that for tn,
Pennsylvania University for the Veterin
arians' Hospital and College, Of which DIR
Rush S. Huidekope is the dean. Tn,
amount asked for is 500, 900, and if granted
will establish the most elaborate and perfec
establishment of all kind in the world. A
very large number of the members from
the leading agricultural counties are stron,
advocates OF this appropriation and numer
Gus petitions aud letters have come in t,
the Representatives indorsing the project
Assemblymen will make themselves "solid'
in all the country districts by voting fo
this appropriation. 1t is really necessar,
that they should, considering the great los
of cattle and swine every year ON accoun
of prevailing epidemics and a scarcity o
medical attendance. The feeling here Il
very general for the passage of the appro
priation.
Tie bill which passed the House oil
Thursday, known as the State Capito
Repair bill, ,.should have been entitled bill
to erect new State library and to enlarg
the House of Representatives. Three
fourths Of the appropriation Of $500, 900 i
for a State library. The passage of tn
bill is distinct triumph of the personal in
nuenee Of Speaker Boyer and Of the Cover
nor, but the advocacy of both these gentle
men for the measure was opeR and beyon,
: the suspicion of wrong. The Goyerno
has never hesi.ated TO declare his views Il
favor Of the Speakers bill and against tn
payment of large amount of money for
new building. Plans are now being draw
in Philadelphia which contemplate sue
architectural improvements with the $500
900 appropriated by the Boyer bill as wi
: transform the present Capitol into one G
the most convenient and imposing publ
buildings in the country. Senator Reybur
r has been especially industrious in havin
l. the plans drawn, and when the bill sha
come before the Senate he will champio
its cause. There Is little doubt of ITS fins
e passage, II we judge from the expression
4 Of many Legislators. At present 1t woul
be unwise TO erect a new State Capitol
= the unsettled revenue law making tn
= future supply Of cost to run into the Stat
Treasury doubtful. We are glad to not
that the majority Of legislators believe 4
: letting It 60 slow.
{ ConAell has introduced the last bIlltO b
presented to the House at this session. ]
Is entitled "An act to prevent discrimms
tiOn By life insurance companies again.
persons of color" The bill Is probably a
. curious as any presented at this sessier
a 1t proposes TO provide that Insurance con
!, panies shall make no dlstsnetion or di,
ssiHiAAslae AsHNssN. Whl's. .pssqa1 I
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